Snow, snow and more snow…

We’ve woken up to heavy snow right across the Alps this morning, and the good news is there’s loads more to come. 

Here are some early morning shots from various resorts’ Facebook sites in France and Italy, where the heaviest new … Read More

Tickets for Sochi 2014 test events now available

Sochi has put more than 100,000 tickets on sale for test events in the build-up to the next Winter Olympics, as Russia prepares to welcome the world of winter sports in 2014. 

Sochi is hosting sixty test events this winter, including the … Read More

EasyJet introduces allocated seating

EasyJet introduced allocated seating to its flights today, as the winter services to the Alps get underway for skiers and snowboarders.  

This new system is being implemented not only to the skiing destinations, but across the entire easyJet network.  

As … Read More

myBunjee – a perfect Christmas gift

If you’ve ever tried answering your mobile phone whilst on a chairlift – juggling with gloves, ski poles and phone all with numbly-cold fingers – you need myBunjee!

This handy little gizmo will prevent you from dropping your phone in … Read More

New Paralympics websites ready for Sochi 2014

On the back of the massive success of the London Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has just launched three new websites for the Paralympic sports of alpine skiing, Nordic skiing and ice sledge hockey in preparation for the new Winter … Read More

Free skiing for kids

Children under the age of 16 can ski or snowboard for free during low season at the SkiWelt in the Austrian Tirol. 

Before Christmas (from 8-21 December) and from mid-March until the end of the season (16 March-7 April, 2013), kids … Read More

A spot of off-piste

Here’s a spot of off-piste skiing to get everyone in the mood for the forthcoming ski season.  Wouldn’t it make a great commute to work!

The clip is taken from All I Can, a film by Sherpas Cinema.  You  may well have seen it … Read More

Ice Skating – a Christmas treat

Now that the ski season is starting, what better Christmas treat could there be – for those of us not in the Alps yet – than to take the kids ice skating at the weekend, or even one evening after school?

There are … Read More

Get fit for skiing

Britain’s top skier Chemmy Alcott is backing a campaign to get people fit before they hit the slopes this winter.

The new ‘Get Fit for Ski’ initiative has been launched by ABTA (the Association of British Travel Agents) and the … Read More

Beanies – THE must-have accessory this season

If you only treat yourself to one item of clothing for your next winter sports holiday, it’s got to be a crocheted beanie. 

This year, any self-respecting skier or snowboarder will be sporting THE must-have accessory for après-ski.  The brighter the better, and the … Read More